Soy

 Tofu.  BLECH.  I have had a lifelong battle trying to like soy products.  It's mostly about texture.  I love edemame.  I'm pretty good with the TVP that is supposed to be ground meat. But tofu. Blerg.

 So here is evidence that I made something with tofu that I actually ate (and don't hate).

So remember that my purpose on this challenge is to eat a plant based diet, not to avoid meat products.  So I marinated the firm tofu (that I cut in 3 slabs) in a mix of beef broth, chicken bouillon powder, with some soy, Worcestershire and sesame oil for 5 hours.

 I patted it dry and added a sprinkle of corn starch to make a nice light outer coating.

 Fried it in oil until crispy.  Still squishy inside, but a nice outer texture and good flavor. 

 As compared to this pre-made product I bought at the local Asian market.  It smelled and tasted like Play-Dough. 

That **** I put into a stir fry that was so spicy my mouth was numb and I couldn't taste the PlayDoh.

I won't be buying that again.  And it's unlikely I will touch the rest of the package.

 Meanwhile back at the kitchen, another night I decided to build a meal around these "noodles"

Holy moly!  Look at that fiber!!!

 We did soup, salad bar style.  The options were the tofu "noodles", edemame, bean sprouts, enoki mushrooms, mini bok choi, Farro, pico de gillo, and the diced tofu or chicken.

Here's my bowl: everything but the farro and chicken.  Topped with homemade chicken broth to warm it all up.

In summary, it's a mixed bag.  The tofu was OK.  But isn't everything battered and fried?  I may use the "Spiced Thin Bean Curd" as a rodent deterrent in my garden. The tofu noodles were good, but need to be eaten in small portions to prevent the Colonoscopy Prep experience.